Good Afternoon Everyone!  I would like to have a discussion on Leviticus 25:17.  It specifically says: Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: For I am the Lord your God.  The word oppress means to take advantage of another person.  This means do not look at each other with the intent of hurting one another.  I remember when I was a child, I was victimized and taken advantage of by my so called friends.  I have real friends
  I have friends, who are literally takers.  This means that they take advantage of another person.

Further, I am a person, who have learned from other people who used to use vulgarity and bad language on a daily basis.  For nine years, I became a follower of people, who maintained bad behavior as a means of intimidating my oppressors.  My oppressors were bigger than me.  My real friends fought the same people who were oppressors.  I will admit that I kept a lot of my angry feelings to myself.  I used to live in neighborhoods that were not conducive to my personal needs.  My parents were alcoholics and dope addicts.  I will also admit that I smoked marijuana at an early age.  My parents were at the bootleg houses all of the time.

Moreover at that time, I was scared of my oppressors.  I tend to become both introverted and extroverted.  Like they say, all behavior is learned.  All behavior is imitated.  I used to get beaten up by the same people for nine years.  I learned how to fight by going to a boxing gym.  I only had one fight, and I was scared to perform in front of a lot of people.  I have to learn how to fight in front of large crowds of people.

Finally, I realized that I became an oppressor myself.  I took advantage of other people myself.  I have to change my own behavior.  My grandmother used to quote the Bible to me.  I learned what she was saying to me.  She used to say to me: He who watch their mouth and tongue, keeps their soul from troubles.  She also used to say to me, he who lives by the sword shall die by the sword.  This is inside of the Word of God.